Standard Loop Roller Coaster Worksheet

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Irregular Loop Coaster Worksheet

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ROLLER COASTER DETECTIVE

Coaster Detective Picture

1 What is the height, between "A" and "B?"
2 What is the centripetal acceleration at "B?"
3 What is the radius of the track at "B?"
4 How high is location "C?"
5 What is the radius of the track at location "C?"
6 What is the velocity of the car at location "D?"






















ANSWERS
1 ) 62.04 m 2 ) 29.4 m/s2 3 ) 41.7 m 4 ) 55.15 m 5 ) 7.34 m 6 ) 28.86 m/s 7 ) 5.89 m
8 ) 8.76 hp, 6533 w ROLLER COASTER DETECTIVE

ADVANCED SHEET



1 What is the height, between "B" and "C?"
2 What is the centripetal acceleration at "C?"
3 What is the radius of the track at "C?"
4 How high is location "D?"
5 What is the radius of the track at location "D?"
6 How fast is the car traveling at location "E?"
7 How far is the spring compressed from its hanging position, x?
8 If the car traveled up the first hill in 1.2 minutes, then how much power was used to pull it up the hill in horsepower?
















ANSWERS
1 ) 39.54 m 2 ) 29.4 m/s2 3 ) 26.67 m 4 ) 35.87 m 5 ) 2.76 m 6 ) 19.80 m/s

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